Tag: Colombia

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Betancourt to run for Colombia's presidency on her own

  

  Former presidential candidate and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) hostage Ingrid Betancourt Sunday announced she will run to succeed Iván Duque as head of state under her own political party (Verde Oxígeno) after breaking up with the Centro Esperanza coalition.

• Saturday, January 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Duque wants Caricom to be of help in cases of natural disasters

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Friday announced his intention to create a Regional Solidarity Fund, in order to serve the population in terms of health and in case of natural disasters. He made those remarks at the II Ministerial Summit of the Caribbean Community in Barranquilla.

• Friday, January 28th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  One killed, many injured in Colombian guerrilla violence

  

  One Colombian soldier was killed, 22 others were injured and two United Nations lorries were burned down Thursday after National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents attacked three military bases in the northern region.

• Monday, January 24th 2022 - 20:35 UTC

  Colombia launches new stage of Operation Artemisa

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque announced the extension of Operation Artemisa, a scheme devised to protect Colombian seas from illegal fishing while standing up for biodiversity in national waters.

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Bomb found at former FARC political meeting point

  

  Colombian police Friday found an explosive device ready to go off at a Bogotá restaurant which also serves as the political headquarters of former FARC combatants, it was reported. The venue, known as Casa Alternativa, is a meeting point for ex-fighters making arrangements for the March elections.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2022 - 20:24 UTC

  Ingrid Betancourt to run again for President of Colombia

  

  Ingrid Betancourt, a politician who was captured by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas while campaigning for the presidency and held hostage for six years, Tuesday announced she would run again.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 09:10 UTC

  Colombia, Peru advance bilateral issues after a 2-year impasse

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Thursday met with his Peruvian counterpart Pedro Castillo Terrones at Villa de Leyva (165 kilometers north of Bogotá) to discuss the economic reactivation of the mutual border, as well as environmental issues and security matters.

• Friday, January 14th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  FARC sentenced to pay US $ 36 million for Betancourt kidnapping

  

  A US court has sentenced the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and several of its leaders to pay US $ 36 million for the kidnapping of politician Ingrid Betancourt, it was announced Thursday.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 21:33 UTC

  Colombian President removes tariffs from agricultural inputs

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque has signed into law the new initiative which applies 0% tariffs on imports of inputs for agriculture and livestock production while creating a fund to benefit small and medium local businesses. The measure seeks to lower costs for medium and small farmers, in addition to encouraging the use of environmentally friendly inputs.

• Monday, January 10th 2022 - 09:09 UTC

  First non-terminal patient dies through euthanasia in Colombia

  

  The 60-year-old Víctor Escobar has become Colombia's first non-terminal patient to die through euthanasia, after a legal battle of over two years. He was suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that prevented him from breathing on his own.